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Constitutional government and democracy : theory and practice in Europe and America di Friedrich, Carl J.

Sommario: “...The separation of powers and functions : The theory of mixed government ; Importance of institutional background ; Cromwell's instrument of government ; Locke's view ; Montesquieu's reinterpretation ; American problems ; Fusion of power in England ; The judiciary ; The French Chartre Constitutionelle of 1814 ; German constitutions ; Weakness of monarchical executive ; Sweden's unusual separation ; A modern theory of dividing powers ; Practical aspects: checks and balances ; The party as the integrator 5. Federalism and the territorial division of power : Federalism in historical perspective ; Federation versus empire ; Federalism as a dynamic process ; The problem of autonomy ; Federalizing: a territorial dividing of power ; Federalism and democracy ; The common objectives of federations ; Federalism and nationalism ; The structural pattern of federal systems ; The distribution of legislative functions: a matter of expediency ; Participation of the component units in the amending process ; Federal executives ; Federalism and opposition ; The constitutional judiciary ; The former British dominions and the Commonwealth ; India ; The French community ; The union of Europe ; Admission and association ; "Co-operative" federalism ; Decentralization ; Strength and weakness of federal structures of government 6. ...”